newbobooks Chapter 250 Distant Relatives
Chapter 250 Distant Relatives
Time passed by minute by minute, and after about an hour, Yang Wengang and his mother finally came out of the room. However, no one knew what they said inside. Grandma Dacheng came forward and explained to everyone with a smile: "Everyone, let me introduce you to this distant relative of my sister's. His family is in decline and there is no one else now. He heard that I was alone here, so he came to seek refuge. His surname is Su, and his name is Huan. From now on, he will live with me in our village!"
Old Lady Yang stepped forward first. After she finished speaking, she patted Su Huan (also known as Yang Wengang) on the shoulder and expressed her welcome. "Okay, okay, you will stay in the village from now on and serve your aunt well."
Yang Wengang, also known as Su Huan, bowed respectfully to Old Lady Yang and said, "Aunt, please rest assured. I will do my best to take good care of you and will never slack off."
In this way, Yang Wengang's return was settled. Since Ermao and others could not stay at home for a long time, Su Huan was taken home by Grandma Dacheng on the same day. This news instantly exploded in the village and caused quite a stir.
The villagers were full of curiosity about this sudden relative, and gathered around Old Lady Yang and Grandma Dacheng, asking all kinds of questions. Fortunately, they had already explained the coping strategies to Su Huan and Ermao. If they encountered something they didn't understand, they could just answer "I don't know".
Meanwhile, Ermao and the other two people who came back with him were not idle either. It turned out that Xiaocao had an idea of how to deal with the potatoes the day after Ermao came back. She found a time when no one was around and whispered to Ermao, "Brother, come with me up the mountain tomorrow to see if we can catch some prey. That way, we can improve your food and give you more meals!"
"What's good about the mountain?" Ermao suddenly stopped brewing tea as if she had thought of something important. She looked from the teacup to Xiaocao'er's eyes, which were as bright as stars, and asked softly, "Sister, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xiao Cao'er blinked her bright eyes and answered crisply, "Yes, Second Brother is smart. Wait a minute, I have to go to Brother Goudan's house, and then we will go up the mountain together early tomorrow morning."
Ermao frowned in confusion and asked, "Why do we need to ask Brother Goudan and the others to help?"
Xiao Cao quickly waved her hands and explained, "No, I just wanted Brother Goudan to help me pass a message to Brother Xingyun. I don't know if he is in the county town right now."
When Ermao heard this, he patted his chest and said confidently: "Oh, sister, you are looking for Brother Xingyun. Tell me what's the matter. I will go to find him now. I was going to look for Brother Xingyun when I came back this time."
Xiao Cao nodded and said to Er Mao with a smile, "Well, second brother, when you see Brother Xingyun, tell him that we are going up the mountain to look for good things tomorrow, and ask him to bring two people with him."
"Okay, I'll leave right away! I just happened to have something to take care of for him. But...what if he's not in the county town right now?" Ermao said hurriedly as he walked out the door. However, before he had walked far, he suddenly stopped and said as if he remembered something important: "Oh, what if Brother Xingyun is not in the county town at all?"
Xiao Cao slowly picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip and then said slowly: "Don't worry, if Brother Xingyun is really not in the county, then when you see Uncle Wu, tell him: 'We plan to go up the mountain. If Brother Xingyun is free, we can go together to see if we can catch some prey.' I think Uncle Wu will definitely pass the message to Brother Xingyun."
Over the years, Qi Xingyun would come to Pingjiang County to stay for a few days every now and then. Of course, most of the time he stayed in the city, after all, that was where his fiefdom was located. According to common sense, those princes who were given fiefdoms were usually prohibited from leaving their fiefdoms without an imperial edict.
But Qi Xingyun was different. There were no such restrictions on him. He was free to go wherever he wanted. However, Qi Xingyun was always strict with himself and consciously followed this unwritten rule, unless he had to leave the fiefdom. Even so, he would report his whereabouts to the current emperor before leaving every time.